Council of Governors

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The Council of Governors

The role of the Council of Governors is to gain assurance on behalf of the Membership and the public, with regard to the organisation's performance, with a particular focus on service quality. The role and responsibilities of the Council of Governors, as defined by The Health and Social Care Act 2012 and the preceding 2006 Act include:

Governors will represent the interests of members and the public

Governors will have express statutory duties to hold Non Executive Directors individually and collectively to account

Governors can require Directors to attend a Council meeting to obtain information on performance of the Trust

Significant transactions will have to be signed off by 50% Governors voting

Mergers/Acquisitions/Dissolutions will need the support of over 50% of all Governors

Governors will express a view on the Board of Directors' forward plans

Governors will approve the appointment of the Chief Executive

Governors will appoint and remove Trust Auditors

Governors will recieve and approve the Trust's Annual Reports/Accounts

Governors will appoint, remove and decide the terms of office and remuneration of the Chair and the Non Executive Directors.

It is important to emphasis that the role of Governors is fundamentally different from that of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is responsible for the direct running of the Trust and for the strategic leadership of the whole organisation; assuring high quality performance and delivery of all services.

Governors are are not directly involved in:

operational management

individual specific patient or staff issues

handling complaints

confidential patient issues

Contacts

For more information regarding the Council of Governors please contact Becky Cassidy on 0115 9691300 ext:10509 or by email becky.cassidy@nottshc.nhs.uk

Council of Governors' Meetings

The Council of Governors' meeting is a quarterly meeting and members of the public and staff are welcome to observe. To find out when the next meeting will take place, please visit the 'Council of Governors meetings' page. Alternatively, please contact Becky Cassidy on 0115 9691300 ext:10509 or email becky.cassidy@nottshc.nhs.uk

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